The Economic And Noneconomic Costs Of Chronic Diseases
July 26, 2011
Chronic diseases include heart disease, cancer, hypertension (high blood pressure), stroke, and diabetes. The economic cost of chronic diseases represents 75% of all health care costs. Chronic diseases are involved in 80% of the deaths in the United States. As of 2005, 44% of Americans were suffer[...]
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The Month Of May Is Stroke Awareness Month
May 24, 2011
A stroke affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel is either blocked by a clot (blockage) or bursts (bleeding). When a stroke happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood and oxygen it needs and it starts to die. Someone who suffers a stroke ma[...]
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